COLONIAL RIFLE CONTEST.

Marlborough Press, Volume XI, Issue 694, 4 May 1870, Page 2

COLONIAL RIFLE CONTEST.

(From the Wellington Independent, April 30.) The annual colonial competition for the Championship of the colony and the usual prizes offered by the General Government, took place at Dunedin on the 27th, 28th, and 29ih inst. The following is the result of the firing:— FntsT Day. Weather cold and wet ; showers of rain and sleet. Judging Distance Prizes.—At such distances, not exceeding COO yards, as may lie appointed by the officer in command of the firing party ; 5 shots in the whole to be fired by each competitor, who will judge his own distance. Ist prize, £9; 2nd do, £8; 3rd do, £7. Ist—Hazard (Thames) ... ... 18 2nd—Wilson (Otago)... ... ... 18 3rd—Cameron (Christchurch) ... ... 18 Ist Set of Prizes.— At iranges of 300, 400, and 50 > yards ; 5 shots at each range. Ist prize, £9; 2nd do, £8; 3rd do, £7. Ist—Hazard (Thames) - ... ... 44 2nd—Wilson (Otago)... ... ... 44 3rd— Moore (Nelson)... ... ... 42 SiicoxD Day. Weather fine and calm. 2nd Set of Prizes —At 400, 500, and 600 yards ; 7 shots at each range. Ist prize, £4O and N.li A. silver medal; 2nd do, £3O and silver medal; 3rd do, £2O. Ist—Tresedir (Otago) ... ... G2 2nd—Bat ham (Wellington) ... ... Cl 3rd—Gully (Nelson) ... ... ... G 1 TimtD Day. 4lh Set, Dunning Prizes.—At 209 yards. Time petitors to come loaded, hut not capped, to the firing point; after every two shots, the competitor to carry his rifle, ammunition, rod, and everything lie makes use of in firing, round a post 50 yards of, loading when he likes, hut not capping until he arrives at the firing point. Ist prize, £9; 2nd do, £8; 3rd do, £7. Ist—Hazard (Thames) ... ... 27 2nd —Cameron (Canterbury) ... ... 20 3rd— llenouf (Napier) ... ... 2G sth Set of Prizes—For Rapidity.—At 200 and 300 yards. Time, three minutes at each range. Ist prize, £9: 2nd do, £8; 3rd do, £7.

Ist—Buchanan (Otago) ... ... 54 2nd—Goldie (Otago) ... ... ... 49 3rd—Smith (Westland) ... ... 48 6th Set—Consolation Prizes.—At 200 and 300

yards. 5 shots at each range. To he fired for by the non-suceessfiil competitors in the previous five sets. No prize to he given for a less score than 27 points. Ist prize. £5; 2nd do, £4 10s; 3id ihi, £4; 4th do, £3 10s; sth do, £3; Clli do. £2 10s; 7th do, £1 lUs. Ist—Liddle (Wanganui) ... ... 28 2nd—l’onlmai. (A ticklaitd) ... ... 27 3rd—Wearing (fanterhurv) ... ... 27 The Champion Pelf. Gold Medal, and the sum of £4O. goes to :iie highe t aggregate scorer in tl'.e Ist, 2nd, 3rd. 4:11, and sth sets. This year t! e fortunate Champion i.-, Lieut Goldie, of the Port Chalmers Naval Brigade, whose score was ISA There were special prizes for Cadets, each Cadet corps sending one representative, hut none of those sent •ueeeeded in making the required minimum st ore. This is the fourth year that Otago has taken the Chainpio i Pelt.